Bottle-cleansing machine



Nov. 4, 1930. A. wAsHBURNE BOTTLE CLEANSING MACHINE :Filed Nov.

27, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l MMM M W my. TB QM ATTORNEY.:

Nov. 4, 1930. A. L. WASHBURNE BOTTLE CLEANSING MACHINE Filed Nov.

27, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR /e r/n/R L. WsHs RNE- ATTORNEY Nov. 4, 1930. A. l.. wAsHBURNE 1,780,772

BOTTLE GLEANSING MACHINE y =Filed Nov. 27, 1928 S-Sheets-Sheet 3 TH Il lllllllllllll Il I1 Il ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 4, 1930 .A y A i l Y t *UNTED' STATES PAI-ENI OFFICE ARTHUR'L. WAsHBURNE, 0E Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AssICfNoR-To srARKLETTs i BOTTLED WATER CORPORATION, OE Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,4 A `CORPORATION il.; OE NEVADA 1 t 'I 'i A BOTTLE-CLEANSING MACHINE 1 Application ied November 27, 192s. `senai No; 322,132.

This invention relates to the art of cleansimpeller collar half in elevation z and l" l ing bottles, demijohns and like receptacles section. A hereinafter referred to broadly as bottles. Referring vvith'more particularity to the In such devices, it is advisable to flush the `drawing and especiallyllig; 1, av housing f '5, bottles inside and out, With'cleansing fluid, is shovvn covering the conveyor andhavinga `5 5 then With a disinfectant or deodorizing mabottle charging opening 11 for loading the terial, and iinallyto rinse them with a clear conveyor with bottle'siand adelivery openliquid such asthe bottle is to hold.l The paring '12 for unloading of the cleansed bottles,

ticular embodiment ofthe invention disclosed A. conveyor for the bottlesis indicated geni Y 10 herein comprises a machine adapted to clean erally by 13. Pump mechanism for delivery e0 demijohns for holding drinking Water. of cleansing liquid and disinfecting liquid is However, the machineris applicable to cleansmarked 1li, and operating means for inter` ing of receptacles for any purpose. y mittently advancing the conveyor is marked f The primary object of this invention is to 15. Y v Y A n 15 rovide a machine which can be charged With Referring morein detailito the conveyor, e5 bottles to be cleaned and Will advance the Y there are journalled in a frame of the houslatter, automatically completing the cleans-V ing at the charging and delivery ends shafts ing of thev bottles Without the necessityv of carrying sets vof sprocket Wheels 16 and 17. manual contact therewith. A more specific y Passed over the sprocket Wheels are chains A 20 object of thisinventionl is ,tov provide a ma- 18, Vthe upper runs of Which ride upon rails k70 chine having an endless conveyor and turret 19. Pintles 2Ol extend-inwardly from the collarsdisposed so as to be rotated during ChaIlS and are IIlOUIlted upon sockets in their Vtravel andrv sprayed vwith cleansing flight plates 2l.` Journalled upon stub liquid. vA still more specific Object of this shaftsveXtendng fromV the lplates are trl'lek e invention is to provide aniaehine of the' char- Wheels 22 which travel kupon rails 23,'.there- 7 5 v acter described wherein the bottles are roby SUppOrtIlg thevveght ofthe flights and tated during their travel with the conveyor. the lOOeS mOUllted theeOl- Retetbly A still further speeiiie object of this invention Supported at the end 0f each ight plate are is to provide a machine ofthe character derOtOr C011a1S24a and 24:". These collarsV are scribed wherein the bottles are advanced with Of-lke Construction, and, 011e Will'be. 'de- S0 'Y the container step by step, cleansing fluid Sel'bed- Eeeh flightv Plate has e dOWHWeId.f

being projected over the exterior of the 1y tapered Opening 25 and et the legeveld` l bottles and into the interior.

These vobjects together With lother objects 111g 21111111131? I1b.26- MOUDted-'thelell le e of'the opening is provided With anupstand-` s 'I and corresponding accomplishments are ob- 0011er turret' member 27-f A' flange-28 Over. 5`

tained by means ofthe embodiment of my hangs the rib 26 and' s''ecessed te PI'IOYde invention illustrated vin the accompanying Space for a'baugrae 29'. .Upstandmgffpm 1- p K V- the Yturret are impeller vanes 3()V 'formiing` drawing in Wnich. t b. Y A t .31. v t o Fig. 1 is aside elevatonrofa complete fmedlnes" ure 'af-lmfg ng lsvmolml cleansing machine, portions being broken e upon* sma- -er en 0 t emr-ret to' 0 'go away to better illustrate the construction" the'latter m posit-10u "upon-the -:hght plate' Fi@ fis a section as seen on the line 2"--27 't'lhe Clstuclon ust (ecrlbdtls lqh hm. 1v1-f e ,Y u v eco aris ree oro a e.' X` en in@ yoneiner and im ,5 e a el ereoV are ri s serving as spacer supe Y VleW 0n an. enlarged Seele 0f e -lght Plate 0f ports for bottles. `RubberA bumpers 33 in the the conveyor with turret collars thereon; vform of buttonsare mounted in. socketsfor.l n i Fig. 5 is an elevation of the flightvplateshovvn engaging the shoulders of the bottles, Gear in Fig. 4, partlyin medial sectiongland Fig. teeth` 34: are provided upon the flange 28.

6 isa side elevation of thefiiight `shovviiig an flhe intermediate ycollars comprise ,turret ico f i f' raiehet teeth. The

i i members rk35 A vflight. They are provided with gears 86 and mounted so as to be freely rotated upon the similar in construction to theV end turret collars except that Vtheyare not` provided with varies. 'The gears there- :on mesh with one 'another toforin va train of gears' from one end oi the 'night plate .to -the` other. A :.f-'lheconveyol is' advened intermittently nxsteps. othewidthof a iehtnlate throughthe operating mechanism `15'. The shaft 37 to which sprockets 17 are secured has aiiixed thereto a ratchet wheel 38. Pivotally mount-- ed upon the Vshaft 37 .isa lever arin 39havf' ing La V,pawl 38% for engagementwith the lever Vand ratchet Vmechanism vare oonnectedso that by oscillating the lever,

1 plunger Connected to the cylinderof the motor isaY pipe line 42 controlled by a valve 43. The

the conveyor will bey intermittently advanced. Pivotally'secured to thelever 39 is a connecting 'rod 40 attachedf't'o lthe 'of a reciprocating rliquid motor 41.

valve 43 may be a three-way'valve of the rotary type andof'any 'well known yconstruction. "One-branch'of the valve is connected by a pipe line`44 to the discharge side o fa Y plump 45. The inlet'side ofthe pump hasa pipe line 46 connecting it to a reservoir47.

Another branch of 'the valve 'is connected Yby apipe line 48 to the reservoir 47 v and con stitutes the discharge branch for the valve.

the lever 39-isa rack rod 5 4 agear 55 soas `to oscillate theflatter in' cor'- .the Aupper kend;j The,

The pump may beoper'at'ed from a pulley 49 by suitable belting Or'by any other convenient means. The operating arm' 50 lof valve 43 has a bloc-lg 51'securedthereto` and slidably mounted upon A`a `rod 52 between spaced tappets`53a and 53". Connectedto meshingfw'ith respondence with the oscillation of lever. 39.

Pins 56a and 56?arefprovided on the gear 55 l tdembr'ace 'a vfall-over `lever 57; 'TheLfall-j .over lever isvpivotally` mounted'about thev axis efthe gear- 55V andhas -a-weight 5 8 at lower end thereofris eenneeted te the red 52. i

"f The operation isasfollowszAssuming from the'cylinder of motor' 41 to the exhaust plunger and moved. y'This' causes the lever 57.150V bej swun moved towardt-he slideblock 51. When the "plunger vhas reachedV its lower. position,v` lever 'tcfv'vaidy the right and y r4gaged'with block 51. y @'58 wilicausezthe leverto I 57, will'be' 'upright andY slightlyovercenter tappet k531 will' be en- YTh complete Vits movemeritluntilit engages the pin `r56h-:1n Such lmovmehtls'ide bledf 5'l"iSmOV,d 'by'thetre pet freeware asie-reame thevaivefie isdisf posed toconneet the position. At its liquid solution.

the machine water-'charged pressure pipe line 44 to pipe line 42.

supplied to the plunger cylinder causing the e plunger to be raised and moving the ratchet wheel 38,` plunger, rack rod In the upward movement Yof the lever 39 is swung upwardly raising 545 turning gear 55, and raising fail- Fluid under pressure is now over lever 57 until it reaches its over center Y' y inid positioneppet 5 3? enf gases Slide, blokl., andthe Weight-56 011 the lever causes it to completeits meveinent, shifting valve 43 to connect the lmotor eylinder to the exhaust line 48.A This operation Y continues incyclesr The pump mechanism l4includes a pump 59 operatedfroni a motor 60. lfn'the baseof the machine isa f fluid which is sprayed over the'bottles. The intake side 62 of the pump isconnected tothe sump. side of the pump Vto anoverhead spray system 'consisting'of pipes 64-havingnozz`les direct; ed downwardly. Another.l branch '65 consunip' 61l to receive cleansing A pipe linej63 COnneCtsthedSCharg'e i nects the'discharge lside otthepiiinp tovr a* spray'system disposed below'th'e upper run of the conveyer'and comprising pipes 66 hav-i ing upwardly directed nozzles." These nozzles are so spaced that a jet'of liquid? will be directed intov the inouthfoi" eachbottlewhen the conveyorijs'at restgfflt will be notedfhowf ever that the spraying vsystem ju's'tdescribed onlyeXtends for a portion of the length of the housing, itbeing disposed vin a cleansing zone. The overh disposed to direct the, bottles, when ead sprayingiiezzlee are I j ets ofliquiddi'rectly upon ythey are sta'itio'nary. The` ico liquid used may be anyl well known cleansing e A second. puinpnfsepervated from motor i overhead system of of piping below the and having nozzles.

piping 168 and to a system conveyor indicated by 69 lThe last-'described system is similar to' the onebefore described. sump 70 is provided in the base of the housing Y to receive the liquid ffioninozz'les 68 and 69 "1410 y and supplyit tothel pump 67. /Thezonef of in whichspray systems 68jand 69 are disposed is'thedisini'ectant portiono the machine.

with chlorine gas, or any other suitable` liquid disinfectant and deodorant. At the pipes 71 and .72 havingnozzles land fed from pipeline 7 3. These are disposed in" a rinse s '-iileZOne, and itl sfnreferable' t. Supply ri-11s# ing liquid such asthe liquid` bottles are to be filled@ In the caseo water, the rinsing liquid may bewater from-thesanie ,source as that'with.wh'ich`the bottlesgareitc ereuponthe weight disposed to:V `d ireictij etsof liquid against the f l' variesl 'of the' rotor. collars. Th'e"'noz'z'l es "are 60 and supplies liquid toan 1.05

The liquid used ma'yfconsis't of iis discharge end ofithe housing arespray 12o Y with which 1the Y he sides oftheconveyorj preferably spaced so that their distances apart are equal to the width of a flight plate, and when the bottles are in their stationary osition during their travel, the jets of liquid will be projected against the vanes and cause the collars to be rotated.` The liquid as used is supplied to an intake pipe 7 6 and may be the same liquid as is used in the pipe line 73. rIhe liquid striking the vanes will be discharged ,therefrom over the bottles and acts as a spray to cleanse. It is obvious that the pipe lines 74a and 743 maybe divided into sections in which liquid corresponding to the ones used in the corresponding zones may be used.

In the operation of the machine, each light or tray is loaded with bottles at the charging end of the machine, byinserting the bottles in the collars. As the bottles` are moved to the machine they are sprayed internally and externally iirst by the cleansing liquid. They are rotated during their cleansing operation so that a complete cleansing action of the walls is obtained. After the bottles 4have passed the cleansing zone, they enter the disintectant and deodorizing zone and a similar operation is performed upon the bottles with the disinfectant and deodorant liquid. T hey are finally rinsed and discharged at the delivery end 12. The intermittent operation of the machine provides Jfor convenient charging of the conveyor with bottles and unloading at the discharge end.

What I claim is 1. In a cleansing machine, a conveyor, transverse rows of turret collars for receiving bottle necks, the collars being rotatably mounted on said conveyor, one of said col-' lars constituting a turbine rotor, to project liuid against said rotor to rotate the latter, the collars in a row being geared so as to be rotated together.

2. In a cleansing machine, a conveyor, transverse rows of turret collarsfor receiving bottle necks, the collars being rotatably mounted on said conveyor, one of the collars in each row having impellery vanes and the collars in each row beingv geared together, and means to direct jets of fluid against said vanes to rotate the collars.

3. In a cleansing machine, a conveyor, transverse rows ofV turret collars for receiv- `ing bottle necks rotatably mounted on said conveyor, the end collars of each row constituting turbine rotors, the collars in a row being geared together, and means to project fluid against the said rotors for rotating the latter.

4. In a cleansing machine, a conveyor, transverse rowsof turret collars Jfor receiv-Y ing bottle necks rotatably mounted on said conveyor, the end collars of each row having impeller vanes, the vcollars in a row being geared together, and means to direct jets of uid against said vanes to rotate the collars.

5. In a cleansing machine, a conveyor, turlars in each row and means ret collars for receiving bottle necksrotatably mounted on said conveyor, impeller vanes upstanding from said'collars, and means to direct a jet of fluid against said vanes.

6, In a cleansing machine, a conveyor, transverse rows of turret collar'sfor receiving bottle necks rotatably mounted on said conlveyor, one of the collars of each row constituting a turbine rotor and being geared to the remaining collars of the row, nozzles` spaced along the side of said conveyor to project luid against the rotors to rotate the latter, and means to intermittently advance said conveyor the distance between nozzles.

7. In a cleansing machine, a conveyor,` transverse rows of turret collars for receiving bottle necks rotatably mounted on said con` veyor, the end collars of each row` constituting turbine rotors and being geared to the remaining collars of the row, nozzles spaced along the sides of said conveyor to project cleansing Huid against the rotors to rotate the latter, and means to intermittently advance said conveyor the distance between nozzles.

8. In a cleansing machine, a conveyor, transverse rows of turret collars for receiving bottle necks rotatably mounted on .said conveyor, one of the collars of each row having impeller vanes, veyor to direct jets of fluid against said vanes to rotate the last mentioned collars, the col-i being geared together, and Y means to intermittently advance said conveyor the distance between nozzles.

9.*V In la cleansing machine, -a conveyor, transverse rows of turret collars for receiving bottle necks rotatably mounted on'said conveyor, the end collars of each row having impeller vanes, the collars in each row beingV geared together, nozzles spaced along the sides. of said conveyor against said vanes,'and means to intermittently advance said conveyor tween nozzles. A y j In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my yname this14th day of September, 1928.

ARTHUR L. WASHBURNE.

nozzles spaced along the conto direct jets of fluid the distance be- I rac* 

